Static

By Lauren M., Philadelphia, PA

Ringing out a shot rain falls cool and hot as I am here distantly tonight The colors flash in show a spectacle of such grandeur

I know you've done this just for me What are we But slaves of human tendencies testifying to the world in all it's cruelty that we will not feign and memories remain what has gone away was never really lost

Lying on cement What was our intent Staring in the sky that mourned a loss Gazing at the hues what did you have to lose that meant more to you than it did to me What are we But slaves of human tendencies testifying to the world in all it's cruelty that we will not feign and memories remain what has gone away was never really lost

When confusion paints the rules who knew it would be cruel to turn against a friend who misses who you were And how she knows as all her sorrow goes to more important tasks you do not catch her eye

What are we But slaves of human tendencies testifying to the world in all it's cruelty that we will not feign and memories remain what has gone away was never really lost

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